Other conditions decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and will review the medical reimbursement claim again after obtaining all relevant documents.

The Board finds that the Appellant is a Camp Lejeune family member eligible for hospital care and medical services, as she resided on base with her husband during his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure of the Veteran to report for a VA examination, and to obtain additional private treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a neurological examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tongue cancer, now claimed as throat cancer, is not related to his service or exposure to herbicides. The evidence does not show a current diagnosis of throat cancer and there is no medical nexus linking the current condition to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a present eye disorder that is causally related to service or proximately due to a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's combined disability rating of 50% does not meet the threshold minimum percentage rating requirements for a TDIU. The Board finds that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's knee disabilities have been rated based on limitation of motion, with no higher evaluations granted. The left knee was initially evaluated at 10% prior to December 27, 2013 and since then has been evaluated as 10%. The right knee was also initially evaluated at 10% prior to December 27, 2013 and since then has been evaluated as 10%.

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR). The autopsy report from the Veteran's death in January [REDACTED], 2010, is required to be obtained.

The Veteran's Bell's Palsy, Left Face has been manifested by no more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve throughout the appeal period. The Board finds that an initial rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee infrapatellar tendonitis warrants a separate 10 percent rating for limitation of extension, but not an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lower abdominal symptoms, claimed as residuals of ovarian cyst, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including referral to the Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation and Pension Service regarding extraschedular disability rating for bilateral dysmorphopsia and TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's leukoplakia did not manifest during service or until many years after his last exposure to herbicides, and is not otherwise related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tenosynovitis of the left 4th and 5th fingers is denied as there is no evidence of ankylosis, arthritis, or limited motion that would warrant a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's left scapular strain was rated at 10 percent from October 1, 2006, to May 24, 2012. From May 25, 2012, to May 22, 2016, the disability was rated as 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his attorney before the Board could make a decision.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's current prostate disability to his active duty service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes cavus is not etiologically related to his active duty service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral calluses, and thus denied the claim for service connection.